Just like with any controller that doesn’t match the first-party Xbox dimensions you will need a few minutes to rebuild muscle memories to the new controller, but the learning curve was fast for me. Both cloud-streamed games through Xbox Game Pass as well as mobile games like Diablo Immortal, Asphalt 9, and Call of Duty Mobile were all easy to control and felt just like playing on a console for the most part. I thoroughly enjoyed being forced to play hours of games on my phone in the name of product testing for this review. I tested some Xbox Games Pass games, and it’s a blast to play Halo on a very nice phone screen with a good controller. It even suggests and connects to cloud-streamed games like Xbox Games Pass and Steam Remote Play. With some other game controllers, I’ve touched the app once and then avoided it, but with Backbone it’s actually useful enough for me to want to hit that Backbone button when I connect the controller to jump into my game. The whole interface feels well done (as opposed to the many apps we get attached to devices we review here full of typos and bugs). ![]() It auto-detects my installed games and apps, and has a fairly robust “suggested” section as well which includes animated previews and trailers. Once in, I was impressed with their dashboard/launcher experience. If you want to use Backbone’s screen recording features you’ll be prompted to grant file storage access as well. Install the app from the Play Store (free), and then agree to stuff and allow some permissions (display over apps, audio, game controls). The setup of the Backbone One gaming controller is pretty straightforward, at least on Android. When it’s not attached to a phone it’s fairly compact and easy to throw in a bag, and it expands to accept even large phones like the Redmagic 8s Pro: The Backbone One gaming controller features a standard Xbox controller layout, except for the menu/settings buttons and Backbone specific buttons (at the bottom right and left). ![]() Audio connection: 3.5mm headphone jack (with or without microphone).Connection: USB-C / Lightning (Android/iOS).I reviewed the black Xbox Android version and tested with several Android phones including the RedMagic 8s Pro gaming phone I recently reviewed and the Google Pixel Fold phone. The Playstation versions are white as shown above, while the Xbox versions are black, and the button caps have different symbols to match the consoles they are geared towards. The Backbone One gaming controller comes in four versions, but functionally they all using the same hardware: Android Xbox, Android PlayStation, iPhone Xbox, and iPhone Playstation. It also seems to be highly portable without sacrificing any buttons, so I volunteered to give it a try! What is it? There are lots of mobile gaming controllers to choose from these days, but many suffer from latency (due to Bluetooth connections), or only support one of the two big mobile operating systems, or have other shortcomings like lacking analog triggers (or even missing some buttons entirely!) I was intrigued by the Backbone One when the review offer came through since it has versions for both Android and iOS, and colors and buttons geared towards Xbox or PlayStation. There are quite a few high quality games (not to mention cloud streaming services) that are ported from consoles or designed for controllers and then adapted to touch controls, and these tend to be the worst control schemes (though they’re some of the best games available on phones). REVIEW – Nearly all of us carry a smartphone these days, but when it comes to mobile gaming touchscreen controls can range from slightly inconvenient to infuriating. ![]() If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
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